Exclusive: Bleiberg Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights to action-thriller Escobank: The Hunt For Pablo Escobar’s Lost Fortune, ahead of the European Film Market in Berlin.
Currently in post, the film stars Zohar Liba (El Cid), Dana Frider (Let the Party Begin), Angel Bonnani (7 Days in Entebbe), Geroge Iskandar (Dirty Angels), Rodrigo Poisón (Balas y Katanas) and Harlys Becerra (Locked Up).
Escobank tells the story of a ragtag group of misfits, veterans and ex-cons who embark on a perilous journey in the jungles of Colombia to find the buried barrels of cash left behind by legendary drug kingpin Pablo Escobar before his downfall.
Pic was written by Yaron Nativ, Sharon Shaked and Orit Liba, with the latter directing as well. The film was shot in locations including Miami and Guatemala and was produced by Yaron Nativ for Nn Image LLC/Escobank Pictures LLC, Haim Yehezkel and Shirly Balila.
Currently in post, the film stars Zohar Liba (El Cid), Dana Frider (Let the Party Begin), Angel Bonnani (7 Days in Entebbe), Geroge Iskandar (Dirty Angels), Rodrigo Poisón (Balas y Katanas) and Harlys Becerra (Locked Up).
Escobank tells the story of a ragtag group of misfits, veterans and ex-cons who embark on a perilous journey in the jungles of Colombia to find the buried barrels of cash left behind by legendary drug kingpin Pablo Escobar before his downfall.
Pic was written by Yaron Nativ, Sharon Shaked and Orit Liba, with the latter directing as well. The film was shot in locations including Miami and Guatemala and was produced by Yaron Nativ for Nn Image LLC/Escobank Pictures LLC, Haim Yehezkel and Shirly Balila.
- 1/29/2025
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a two-month shoot in Melilla, Seville and other Andalusian locations, this début film has won the backing of La Claqueta and Powehi Films. Alegría (Violeta Samala’s feature-length début) is a feel-good tale that invites us to witness an exotic Jewish wedding in the characterful city of Melilla, which we explore in the company of four women, portrayed by small-screen stars Cecilia Suárez (who you may have seen recently in the Amazon Prime series 3 Caminos), Laia Manzanares (Merlí), Sarah Perles (El Cid) and Mara Guill (Caronte). Also in town for the celebrations are Leonardo Sbaraglia (star of the recent Pain and Glory), Adelfa Calvo (The Motive), Emilio Palacios, Zohar Liba, Joe Manjón and María Luisa Mayol. After shooting in Melilla, Seville and other Andalusian locations in February and March, the film is now in post-production. The screenplay, written by Samala in collaboration with Isa Sánchez (321 días en Michigan...
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